Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Light heavyweight

Light heavyweight boxing at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
Venue	Jamsil Students' Gymnasium
Dates	21 September – 2 October
Competitors	26 from 26 nations
Medalists
Andrew Maynard  United States Nurmagomed Shanavazov  Soviet Union Damir Škaro  Yugoslavia Henryk Petrich  Poland

The men's light heavyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1988 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 81 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 21 September to 2 October 1988. 26 boxers from 26 nations competed. Having started boxing just four years prior, Andrew Maynard won the gold medal.

Medalists

Gold	Andrew Maynard  United States
Silver	Nurmagomed Shanavazov  Soviet Union
Bronze	Damir Škaro  Yugoslavia
Bronze	Henryk Petrich  Poland

Results

The following boxers took part in the event:

Rank	Name	Country
1	Andrew Maynard	United States
2	Nurmagomed Shanavazov	Soviet Union
3T	Damir Škaro	Yugoslavia
3T	Henryk Petrich	Poland
5T	Lajos Erős	Hungary
5T	Ahmed El-Nagar	Egypt
5T	Joseph Akhasamba	Kenya
5T	Andrea Magi	Italy
9T	Nelson Adams	Puerto Rico
9T	Mika Masoe	American Samoa
9T	Chris Collins	Grenada
9T	Niels Madsen	Denmark
9T	Osmond Imadiyi	Nigeria
9T	Sione Vaveni Talia'uli	Tonga
9T	Brent Kosolofski	Canada
9T	Markus Bott	West Germany
17T	Terry Dixon	Jamaica
17T	Park Byeong-jin	South Korea
17T	Rund Kanika	Zaire
17T	Deyan Kirilov	Bulgaria
17T	Tommy Bauro	Solomon Islands
17T	Jeffrey Nedd	Aruba
17T	Pua Ulberg	Western Samoa
17T	Ahmed El-Masri	Lebanon
17T	René Suetovius	East Germany
17T	Patrick Lihanda	Uganda

First round

• Ahmed El-Naggar (EGY) def. Hudson Nanton (SVI), walk-over
• Niels Madsen (DEN) def. Terry Dixon (JAM), RSC-2
• Henryk Petrich (POL) def. Park Byun-Jin (KOR), RSC-2
• Osmond Imadiyi (NGA) def. Rund Kanika (ZAI), KO-1
• Damir Škaro (YUG) def. Deyan Kirilov (BUL), 3:2
• Sione Vaveni Talia'uli (TNG) def. Tommy Bauro (SIS), KO-1
• Joseph Akhasamba (KEN) def. Jeffrey Nedd (ARU), RSC-2
• Andrea Magi (ITA) def. Pua Ulberg (SAM), 5:0
• Brent Kosolofski (CAN) def. Ahmed el-Masri (LEB), RSC-3
• Markus Bott (FRG) def. René Suetovius (GDR), RSC-3
• Nurmagomed Shanavazov (URS) def. Patrick Lihanda (UGA), 3:2

Second round

• Lajos Eros (HUN) def. Nelson Adams (PUR), 4:1
• Andrew Maynard (USA) def. Mika Masoe (ASA), RSC-2
• Ahmed El-Naggar (EGY) def. Chris Collins (GRN), 5:0
• Henryk Petrich (POL) def. Niels Madsen (DEN), 5:0
• Damir Škaro (YUG) def. Osmond Imadiyi (NGA), 5:0
• Joseph Akhasamba (KEN) def. Sione Vaveni Talia'uli (TNG), 5:0
• Andrea Magi (ITA) def. Brent Kosolofski (CAN), 4:1
• Nurmagomed Shanavazov (URS) def. Markus Bott (FRG), 5:0

Quarterfinals

• Andrew Maynard (USA) def. Lajos Eros (HUN), 5:0
• Henryk Petrich (POL) def. Ahmed Elnaggar (EGY), 5:0
• Damir Škaro (YUG) def. Joseph Akhasamba (KEN), 5:0
• Nurmagomed Shanavazov (URS) def. Andrea Magi (ITA), 5:0

Semifinals

• Andrew Maynard (USA) def. Henryk Petrich (POL), AB-3
• Nurmagomed Shanavazov (URS) def. Damir Škaro (YUG), walk-over

Final

• Andrew Maynard (USA) def. Nurmagomed Shanavazov (URS), 5:0